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Muehrcke's lines were described by American physician Robert C. Muehrcke (1921–2003) in 1956. In a study published in BMJ, he examined patients with known chronic hypoalbuminemia and healthy volunteers, finding that the appearance of multiple transverse white lines was a highly specific marker for low serum albumin (no subject with the sign had SA over 2.2 g/dL), was associated with severity ...
White Lines Across Nails LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber Also dubbed "Muehrcke's lines," these double white lines run horizontally across the nails, and are typically most clearly seen on the index ...
Apparent leukonychia is caused by changes in the nail bed that are visible through the nail plate. A number of patterns of apparent leukoncychia, including Terry's nails, half-and-half (Lindsay's) nails, and Muehrcke's lines, have been classically characterized. [12]
White spots on nails, also known as leukonychia, are usually harmless but may indicate a medical condition. Dermatologists explain common causes and treatment. ... Dr. Lal also points to Muehrcke ...
Beau's lines should also be distinguished from Muehrcke's lines of the fingernails. While Beau's lines are actual ridges and indentations in the nail plate, Muehrcke lines are areas of hypopigmentation without palpable ridges; they affect the underlying nail bed, and not the nail itself. Beau's lines should also be distinguished from Mees ...
Robert C. Muehrcke (4 August 1921, Cincinnati, Ohio – 9 November 2003) was an American physician, known for his description of the clinical sign called Muehrcke's nails. [1] At the entry of the US into WW II, he joined the 132nd Infantry Regiment and served with the regiment in Guadalcanal. In 1945 he was in Okinawa with the 96th Infantry ...
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Mees' lines can look similar to injury to the nail, which should not be confused with true Mees' lines. [1] Mees' lines appear after an episode of poisoning with arsenic, [2] thallium or other heavy metals or selenium, [3] opioid MT-45, and can also appear if the subject is suffering from kidney failure. [4] They have been observed in ...